MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Tou Thao, one of four Minneapolis police officers convicted of charges related to the murder of George Floyd in 2020, is set to be released from prison next week.

Tou Thao to be released

What we know:

State and federal prison records show Tou Thao is slated to be released from federal custody on Monday, Nov. 3.

Thao is serving time in a federal facility in Lexington, Kentucky.

Thao's sentence

The backstory:

Thao was convicted of both federal and state charges related to George Floyd's murder. In the state case, he was sentenced to 4.75 years in prison for aiding and abetting manslaughter. The state case sentence ran concurrent with a federal civil rights conviction.

Thao was among the officers at the scene of Floyd's killing who stood by as Derek Chauvin k

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